Tool for authoring media content for use in computer applications or the likes and method therefore

An authoring tool for authoring media content for a computer application comprising:

• a media file importer component that receives digital media and that creates for each of the digital media a corresponding media object;
• a hierarchical structure editor component, to provide at least one container, to assign at least one selected modifier selected among at least one property and at least one behaviour to at least one of the media objects;
• the at least one container being for including at least one first selected object among the media objects so that when the at least one selected modifier is assigned to the at least one container, the at least one selected modifier is shared with the at least one first selected object;
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• a project file generator component that stores information related to at least one of the media objects and the at least one container in a project file to be used by the computer application.

A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to generate an application for authoring media content for a computer application, comprising:

• a media file importer component that receives digital media and that creates for each of the digital media a corresponding media object;
• a hierarchical structure editor component, to provide at least one container, to assign at least one selected modifier selected between at least one property and at least one behaviour to at least one of the media objects;
• the at least one container being for including at least one first selected object among the media objects so that when the at least one selected modifier is assigned to the at least one container, the at least one selected modifier is shared with the at least one first selected object;
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• a project file generator component that stores information related to at least one of the media objects and the at least one container in a project file to be used by the computer application.

A system for authoring media content comprising:

• a computer programmed with instructions for generating an application for authoring media content for a computer application including:
• a digital media importer that receives digital media and that creates for each of the digital media a corresponding media object;
• a hierarchical structure editor, to create a hierarchical structure including at least one container, to assign at least one selected modifier selected among at least one of at least one property and at least one behaviour to at least one of the media objects;
• the at least one container being for including at least one selected object among the media objects so that when the at least one selected modifier is assigned to the at least one container, the at least one selected modifier is shared to the at least one selected object;
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• a project file generator that stores in a project file to be used by the computer application information related to the hierarchical structure.

A method in a computer system for displaying media object in an authoring process by a computer system, the method comprising:

• displaying a digital media importer user interface to allow receiving digital media and for each of the digital media, to allow creating a corresponding media object;
• displaying a hierarchical structure editor user interface to allow creating a hierarchical structure including the media objects and containers and assigning at least one of properties and behaviours to the media objects;
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• displaying a project file generator user interface to allow storing information related to the hierarchical structure.